GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Catherina If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Addie Joy I believe the reason a lot of people dislike this movie is because it really isn't a conventional horror. It's nothing like Slenderman or the Blair Witch Project. But it's got themes that I find very enjoyable. It's disturbing more than it is scary, and it's so aesthetically pleasing that I found myself wanting to move into the woods too - at first. The fact that the main characters were nature photographers really sets up the movie to have some wonderful scenery. Penny and Scott were a beautiful couple, and I loved the portions of the movie where they were peaceful and happy together. You expect the movie to start out happy and then fly off the deep end, like most horror movies do, but this one doesn't do that. Rather, it's set on a gradual increase, from peaceful to stressed to scary to insane. That might bother some people, but I found it very pleasing, simply because it wasn't quite like most horror movies. I absolutely love the way the conflict was carried out. For the first half of the movie, you genuinely expect Mr. Jones to be the main antagonist. But as time goes on, and you see the way he interacts with the main characters, it doesn't feel that way anymore. In fact, at some point, we find that the real antagonist is more of a concept than a physical being. The way that was developed was completely unexpected for the viewer. Again, that might bother people - they want a real antagonist, like an alien or a ghost or Mr. Jones himself. But in this movie, the closest thing we have to a physical antagonist is actually the protagonists. It's a complex idea, and I find it to be beautiful. I usually don't like found-footage films. They seem to always have the same concept. However, this one really resonated well with me. The aesthetics are beautiful, the concept is complex, the characters are well-executed, and the scary aspect is psychologically disturbing. If I had to name what kind of movie this even is, I'd call it an Aesthetic Thriller.

sean73267326 Mr. Jones is now streaming on Netflix, and when I came upon it I think I was taken in by the striking cover art (it's not the one listed here on IMDb). It's of one of the "statues" in the movie, silhouetted against a plain background, with some relatively cheery looking writing underneath it. It's a hell of a poster, and a great advertisement for the film.It's a pity I can't say as many good things about the film, because I really wanted to. Something about the film doesn't quite click, and it's hard to pinpoint exactly what it is. The action is good, the villain is creepy, and there's a good story. All ingredients that a horror movie needs to nail. Even the acting is good, much better than it needs to be.As I said though, it just doesn't... click. The format chosen for this film was a really, really bad choice. It's completely overdone, and it doesn't suit many films at all(I can think of 2 films where this choice worked). All it really does here is serve to rip us straight out of the action on screen, made even worse by those obligatory moments where the camera dramatically cuts out and random, documentary-style interviews littered throughout the middle sections.The closing sections of the film are also strewn with bad choices. It slips into a slinky, Lynchian nightmare for the last half hour, which is good on a purely visceral level (it's well made) but it feels practically unrelated to the rest of the film and offers us no progression on what we've already seen. It's all style and no substance, which is a shame when the film actually sets itself up so well.This is a film that may be enjoyed by some, but not by most. Some films don't need an ending, and do well by leaving out a definitive one. This is not one of them.

Guillermo Bosque Summary: Mr. Jones is definitely one of the worst found-footage films I've ever seen. 10/100 (F+)I don't want to waste more of my time reviewing this "movie", so I'll go straight to the point. The first minutes of Mr. Jones are quite well done and the main leads are likable. Unfortunately, it falls flat after the second half because it becomes very confusing, the whole plot is difficult to follow, the film turns out dull and uninteresting. This is one of the worst found-footage films I have seen, and I have seen a lot. Seriously, the last 30 minutes are a torture but I gave it a chance because I love found-footage movies, I saw it until the end credits. Sadly I didn't find a payoff.Mr. Jones (the dude, not the film) is terrifying, he is creepy and in some scenes he gave me the creeps, but the worst thing about this flick is how that is the best thing about it. Another issue is that the characters became atrociously stupid in the second half and they started to make brainless decisions. I just read the plot line on IMDb, it's so freaking awesome!, maybe with another director it would have been great. Moving on, the final act is very strange, these dumb characters begin to hallucinate, then they leave the found-footage style and after several minutes of boredom, it finally ends.Mr. Jones ends up being confusing, boring and a disappointment. There are only a couple scenes that I liked, but they don't make any sense. One of these scenes is when the guy goes down to a weird place underground and he finds a dead baby. Anyway, Mr. Jones had potential but it was so boring, tedious and it lacks of character development. I really like the camera work but the characters are dumb and the plot is confusingly strange. In conclusion, Mr. Jones has a few scary moments and good acting, however the film wastes its creepy villain in a confusing, uninteresting tale. (F+)

TheBarleyGuy Alright, this is a weird one. It definitely won't appeal to everyone, and it does the one thing I don't like about found-footage movies, it breaks format. Arguably, you couldn't have told this story without breaking the format, but it could have just not had any found footage elements. ANYWAYS, here's the plot: A young couple moves to the woods and soon finds their nightmares and reality colliding.Alright, well that's just as vague as the Willow Creek plot. IMDb needs to step up their game here… so, this young couple moves to the woods, and soon manage to stumble upon their only neighbour, who turns out to be a reclusive artist named Mr. Jones who makes terrifying, but really cool scarecrows. That's really all the plot I'm going to go into, the movie actually becomes rather complicated and at times becomes downright impossible to follow. You just need to buckle in and accept the ride you're going on. The movie is very bizarre, and does manage to show convey the feeling of a nightmare, which does seem to be what they were going for. That being said, it's not going to work for everyone. It feels very disjointed, and at times seems to almost speed along too fast, leaving the audience in the dust.That being said, the actors are pretty good, and the movie is shot very well. Plus, the film nerd in me loved the production design of this movie. The scarecrows are very cool, and I almost would have loved a bit more back story about Mr. Jones and the scarecrows. If for no other reason than I just wanted more scarecrows. In spite of its flaws in story telling, and it had some, the movie is trippy, creepy and genuinely a fun ride. It tried to do something new, and it almost hit the mark. It's still worth checking out. Not for everyone though, and the reviews elsewhere are proof of that. Final Grade : C+